FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PLR |
| Lat/Long: | 33-33-31.8000N / 086-14-56.6000W
33-33.530000N / 086-14.943333W
33.5588333 / -86.2490556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 485 ft. / 147.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of PELL CITY, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35128 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0730-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1285 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 123.8 [0600-2300] |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 123.8 [0600-2300] |
| WX AWOS-3 at ASN (10 nm E): | 118.425 (256-362-5847) |
| WX ASOS at ANB (20 nm E): | 119.675 (256-835-3931) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TDGr263/10.4 | | TALLADEGA VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02E |
| GADr196/26.4 | | GADSDEN VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| VUZr100/33.2 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PELL CITY | | at field | | 257 | | 01E | | PLR | .--. .-.. .-. |
| SYLACAUGA | | 012/23.3 | | 284 | | 03W | | SCD | ... -.-. -.. |
| BESSEMER | | 066/36.9 | | 368 | | 00E | | BEQ | -... . --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 80 ft. / 1524 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 33-33.147892N | | 33-33.911823N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.127498W | | 086-14.756732W |
| Elevation: | 483.2 ft. | | 482.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 025 magnetic, 022 true | | 205 magnetic, 202 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 39 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 37 ft. tree, 400 ft. from runway, 86 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
RY 02 APCH RATIO 11:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 12 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 235 ft. left of centerline
+12 ROAD 100' FM RY END 230'L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST CLAIR CO ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 36
CROPWELL, AL 35054
Phone 205-338-9456
CONTACT PERSON: MIKE FRICKER; CHAIRMAN ST. CLAIR COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | BILL WALKER
240 AIRPORT ROAD
PELL CITY, AL 35128
Phone 205-338-9456 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 83 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 72 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 95/day * | | 80% | transient general aviation | | 17% | local general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 June 2000 | |
Additional Remarks
| E117 | ARMY RES REPAIR STN, AMOS. |
| - | S 1000 FT PARALLEL TY UNLGTD INDEFLY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
KANB - Anniston Metropolitan Airport (20 nm E)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KBHM - Birmingham International Airport (25 nm W)
KGAD - Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (26 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 13:19:24 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 08:19:24 |
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| METAR |
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KANB
20nm E | 241253Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 24/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02390217
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KBHM
25nm W | 241253Z 13004KT 8SM FEW014 24/21 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02440211
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KGAD
26nm N | 241255Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3007 RMK AO1
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KEET
35nm SW | 241253Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR FEW002 OVC008 23/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02280222
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| TAF |
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KANB
20nm E | 241136Z 241212 09004KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1213 5SM BR FEW002 FM1400 30004KT P6SM SCT050 FM0500 00000KT 5SM BR SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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